# 114-hr-4134: Veterans Health Care Staffing Improvement Act

114-hr-4134, Veterans Health Care Staffing Improvement Act, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] (D-OR); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-4134
- Congress: 114
- Title: Veterans Health Care Staffing Improvement Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
- Introduced: 2015-11-30
- Sponsor: Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] (D-OR)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Veterans Health Care Staffing Improvement Act This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a Docs-to-Doctors Program to recruit individuals separating from the Armed Forces who served in a health care capacity in the Armed Forces. The VA shall: (1) implement a uniform credentialing process for certain health care employees of the Veterans Health Administration; and (2) provide full practice authority to advanced practice registered nurses, physician assistants, and such other licensed VA health care professionals as consistent with their education, training, and certification.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2015-11-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2] (D-IA), 2016-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Zinke, Ryan K. [R-MT-1] (R-MT), 2016-02-26T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 114-hr-4626: BRACE Act
- 114-hr-3651: Positive Train Control Enforcement and Implementation Act of 2015
- 114-hr-3268: PAST Act
- 114-hr-3119: Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act
- 114-hr-2992: Merchant Marine of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 114-hr-2903: Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2015

## Sources
- [114-hr-4134 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4134)

## Related
- [114-hr-4626: BRACE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4626)
- [114-hr-3651: Positive Train Control Enforcement and Implementation Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3651)
- [114-hr-3268: PAST Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3268)
- [114-hr-3119: Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3119)
- [114-hr-2992: Merchant Marine of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2992)
- [114-hr-2903: Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2903)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4134 (as of 2025-11-18).